Optilabs are the db's!
Polaroids
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Ray Daywalker Clarke
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With you 100% there Fred and a great service. I have a pair and lost a lens, they were a good few years old. I phoned them up to see if they could repair them.
I was told to post them off to them, and they would see what could be done.
1 week later I got them back, repaired and a letter saying Free of charge, the lens should never have fallen out.
I also have a couple of Fox's glasses, and have found you need more than two pairs with different lenses. I think I can cover just about most situations.
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Old age and many years of 'vigorous winking' has left me requiring prescription glasses. To cover all my needs, varifocal lenses are best suited.
I looked around for some while and decided on a pair of Catch sunglasses.
I took these along to those nice high street opticians who offer a bogoff deal. They took the frame insert and fitted a set of prescription lenses for me. They are brilliant.
Considering the cost of some other makes, this for me was a viably cheap way of getting prescription sunglasses. The three different clip on polaroid lenses suit most conditions.
Edit: My only niggle is that the yellow lenses aren't polarised.
I looked around for some while and decided on a pair of Catch sunglasses.
I took these along to those nice high street opticians who offer a bogoff deal. They took the frame insert and fitted a set of prescription lenses for me. They are brilliant.
Considering the cost of some other makes, this for me was a viably cheap way of getting prescription sunglasses. The three different clip on polaroid lenses suit most conditions.
Edit: My only niggle is that the yellow lenses aren't polarised.
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I would recommend Optilabs
Bought some last year. They did cost over £200, but are by far the best I've ever had for fishing. I got the Ultra 2000 lenses which are usable from dawn to dusk and the frames are very tough.
Bought some last year. They did cost over £200, but are by far the best I've ever had for fishing. I got the Ultra 2000 lenses which are usable from dawn to dusk and the frames are very tough.
goldenboy55
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I am so glad I started this thread even if it has wandered off in a slightly different direction, ie. optilaps and re-framing etc!
thank you all for you tips and advice (I'm quite comfortable to be seen as some kind of nutter if it means I can get what I need! LOL)
My original post was loosely based on a few reviews saying vastly over-priced polaroids are often no better or even not as good as so-called cheaper pairs!
I wanted ideas on how to check if a nice cheap pair would be value for money, I had absolutely no idea that the colour of the lens might determine the suitability for the use of the glasses (thanks Stealph Viper!) Again I discover that what I stupidly imagined was something simple, turned out to be far more complex. It appears polaroid is a similar term to hoover, and covers huge variations!
Perhaps I should have asked if anyone has a recommendation for an inexpensive, but effective for general fishing purposes, pair of polaroid glasses
thank you all for you tips and advice (I'm quite comfortable to be seen as some kind of nutter if it means I can get what I need! LOL)
My original post was loosely based on a few reviews saying vastly over-priced polaroids are often no better or even not as good as so-called cheaper pairs!
I wanted ideas on how to check if a nice cheap pair would be value for money, I had absolutely no idea that the colour of the lens might determine the suitability for the use of the glasses (thanks Stealph Viper!) Again I discover that what I stupidly imagined was something simple, turned out to be far more complex. It appears polaroid is a similar term to hoover, and covers huge variations!
Perhaps I should have asked if anyone has a recommendation for an inexpensive, but effective for general fishing purposes, pair of polaroid glasses